Calverton station explained

Style:LIRR
Calverton
Address:Edwards and Railroad Avenues
Calverton, New York
Owned:Long Island Rail Road
Coordinates:40.9088°N -72.7433°W
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:1880
Closed:1981[1]
Electrified:No
Former:Baiting Hollow (1880 - 1897)

Calverton was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Calverton, New York. The station was built in 1880 and closed in 1981.[1]

History

Calverton station was originally built around 1880 as Baiting Hollow. It was also intended to be the terminus of one of two formerly proposed extensions of the Wading River Branch.[2] The depot closed and moved to undisclosed location around 1922 and second depot built further east around same year, which was located on Railroad Avenue between North River Road and Edwards Avenue. Calverton was the site of the deadly Golden's Pickle Works wreck on Friday, August 13, 1926.[3] The station closed in 1981. The disused metal station shelter currently remains.[4] [5] [6]

West of the station, a spur to the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant used by Grumman closed in the early 1990s. In February 2010 plans were announced to reactivate the spur in a $3.5 million rehabilitation for freight trains of the New York and Atlantic Railway to serve an industrial park at the airport. Funds come from the federal stimulus funding. The spur parallels Connecticut Avenue to the airport.[7] [8]

Hulse Turnout

At the same spot as Calverton there was a previous station named Hulse Turnout.[9] Hulse Turnout first appears on the 1852 timetable[10] and is gone by 1858.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://derekstadler.wordpress.com/portfolio-2/collections-photography/suffolk/the-history-of-the-town-of-riverhead-and-its-railroad-stations/ derekstadler.wordpress.com/
  2. Beers Atlas of Long Island, 1873
  3. Web site: LIRR Wrecks.
  4. Web site: LIRR Shelters.
  5. Web site: Calverton LIRR Shelter (August 17, 2007). TrainsAreFun.com.
  6. Web site: Panoramio - Photo of Calverton LIRR Station, Calverton, NY - October 2013. 2014-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095142/https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/98457302. 2014-02-02. dead.
  7. Web site: Paterson Announces Economic Recovery Funding For Long Island Rail Spur - Community - Top Stories.
  8. http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/freight-spur-construction-on-long-island-moves-forward.html Freight spur construction on Long Island moves forward (RailwayAge.com)
  9. Web site: LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY. 2015-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170526225709/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm#. 2017-05-26. dead.
  10. Web site: BROOKLYN & JAMAICA RAIL ROAD, LONG ISLAND R. R. 1852 TIMETABLE.
  11. Book: Seyfried, Vincent F.. The Long Island Rail Road, a comprehensive history.. 1 January 1961. Garden City, Long Island. 2027/mdp.39015006056728.